Mexican mezzo-soprano Gloria Mojica Castillo outscored French soprano Esther Michel-Spragget, mainly due to the range she demonstrated. Despite the vast differences between Mozart and Massenet, it was clear that she felt completely at home in both worlds. In a single performance, she managed to capture the essence of operatic excellence, paving the way for her to easily win first prize at the opening night of the Rajko Koritnik International Competition. (2025)

Gloria Mojica is a Mexican mezzo-soprano, currently based in Graz, Austria. She began her musical studies at the Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas (UNICACH), where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Music (2012–2017). She then moved to Austria to further specialize in voice, studying at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium in Graz (2017–2020) and completing a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Performance - Voice at the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music in Klagenfurt (2020–2025), where she is currently pursuing a Master's degree in the same field (2025–2027).

Her operatic roles include Telemaco in Carlo Conti's Penelope (Veneto, 2025), Oberto in Handel's Alcina (Klagenfurt, 2023), and Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni (Mexico City, 2015), among others. She has also appeared as a soloist at international festivals such as the Stroom Festival in Belgium, the Gustav Mahler Festival in Austria, and the Nei Suoni dei Luoghi festival in Italy.

In 2025, she won first prize at the 1st International Singing Competition "Rajko Koritnik" in Slovenia. She has received scholarships and distinctions, including a GMPU scholarship for artistic research on John Cage, and has participated in contemporary music projects such as the "Trittico Projekt" with Erasmus support.

Her vocal training has been guided by renowned figures such as Francka Šenk and Eva Klietmann-Bartfai, she has taken masterclasses with Jennifer Larmore, Gemma Bertagnolli, Mathieu Abelli, Louise Alder, Lorraine DiSimone, among others.

With an emerging international career, Gloria Mojica blends her Mexican heritage with a solid European education, distinguishing herself in opera, contemporary music, and concert performance.

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